The D’Bora surf charter stationed off the southern end of Pagai island, the area closest to the epicenter, has been sending back reports of the damage. Last Mile Operations has used that information to put together buckets complete with fishing hooks, sarongs, blankets, tarps, rope, and small shovels. . . “Anything that can get them under shelter and give them the ability to be clean and give them the opportunity to gather their own food from the jungle and the sea,” says George. . . The response has been rapid, he explains, because those on the ground know what to anticipate from these kinds of disasters. George, who also assisted aid efforts during the 2004 tsunami that devastated the Indian Ocean region, says the surf charter business has a lot of experience working with relief organizations. . . “The surfers here are being called up on the most because we know the islands like the back of our hands; we know the villages, we know the waters, we’re qualified captains and know how to navigate the reefs,” he says.
Anastasia Ashley allowed MTV’s Andrew Jenks to follow her around the US Open of Surfing last summer for an episode of World of Jenks. We don’t really understand why Mr. Jenks has a show, but Anastasia rocked it out in this episode. If you don’t want to sit through the entire episode here are a couple of our favorite Ms. Ashley quotes:
A lot of girls who surf don’t like me. I feel like there is a lot of jealousy.
I would say I’m not really friends with a lot of the other girls. There is a lot of cattiness that a lot of people don’t see.
I do whatever the fuck I want. I don’t like labels. I’m just doing what I want to do and you can love it or hate it.
You want to say something, “Say it to my face.” I’ll go over and say “Say that to my mother-fucking face.”
A lot of girls at contests are such fake bitches.
At the end of the day you’re going to have haters if you’re doing something people care about.
I’m definitely not missing a sensitivity chip
But it’s not all rough and tough. Just watch it. You’ll like her more than you did before. Trust us.
“I have to get out of here,” Heald said he immediately thought. . . Heald guessed the fin was from a 5- to 6-foot blacktip shark. The blacktip is probably to blame for most reported human attacks in Florida, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, but never a fatality. . . The fin disappeared below the surface, and Heald figured it was his chance to try to catch a wave in. Then it hit him, hard. . . “I heard a big splash, and it felt like I was being tackled,” he said.
Heald, unlike California’s Lucas Ransom, survived with a few stitches and is already back in the water.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centermay have said there wasn’t much to worry about after a 7.5 quake hit the Mentawai’s earlier today. That didn’t help some Austrailian surfers on a surf to Macaronis when a reported 2 to 3 meter tsunami came rolling through, according to a story in The Australian.
Three boats were anchored nearby last night. Two of the boats were smashed into each other by the tsunami. One, the Midas (pictured above right), was destroyed. All passengers – mostly Australian surfers – are safe and accounted for. . . One of the boats, Freedom III, is on its way to the Macaronis Resort to see what damage was inflicted, and whether the guests had been injured. . . “Freedom III is on its way there now, to do its duty of care,” said World Surfaris manager Shaun Levings. “We’re still waiting on a report.”
Apparently, everyone from both boats in “safe and accounted for” though we’re not sure having to bail off a burning boat into a tsunami following an earthquake is what they bargained for. Especially after a long day at Macaronis.
A tsunami warning has been issued for Indonesia after a 7.5 earthquake hit tonight at 9:45 PM local time (7:42 AM PST, Oct. 25, 2010) according to MSNBC.
It said the quake, which hit at around 10:42 am ET (9:42 pm local time) was located 149 miles south of Padang. . . A tsunami warning was issued by the Indonesian earthquake monitoring agency.
The quake’s epicenter was reportedly 8.8 miles deep and located near the Mentawi Islands. Apparently, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says the “historical data suggested any wave it created would not be destructive.”
Lucas McKaine Ransom, 19, of Romoland, California died Friday morning October 22, 2010 after being attacked by what witnesses say was an 18 foot long shark at Surf Beach at Vandenberg Air Force Base, according to a story in the Lompoc Record.
The friend, Matthew Garcia, told The Associated Press that he was two feet from Ransom, who was wearing a wet suit, when the shark rose out of the water without warning and bit into Ransom’s leg. . . . Garcia says his friend cried ‘Help me, dude!’ before he disappeared under the water in a cloud of red. . . .Garcia was pounded by waves as he looked for Ransom. He estimates the shark was 18 feet long.
Garcia (who was on a surfboard at the time) found Ransom and pulled him to shore, but Ransom died on the beach. Ransom was junior at UCSB majoring in chemical engineering. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
A group of big wave surfers and photographers have convinced the San Mateo County Harbor District to give them the permit to run the Mavericks’ only annual surf contest, according to a story in the Peninsula Press.
Under Harbor District rules, only one organization can hold the permit needed to host the annual Mavericks event, which takes place about half a mile offshore of Pillar Point Harbor and uses harbor facilities as a staging and viewing area. Last night, the Harbor District commissioners voted to award this winter’s permit to the new Hay Moon Bay Surf Group that includes Washburn and fellow big-name surfer Peter Mel; Clark’s wife, Katherine Clark; surf event organizer Darren Brilhart; and several surf photographers.
Will be good to see the event return to surfing. The over-promoted surf rodeo/circus thing it had become was sad.
Newport Beach, California’s world famous Frog House Surf Shop will stay in its current location even regardless of city zoning issues thanks to the efforts of the local surf community, according to a story in the Daily Pilot.
At the Oct. 12 City Council meeting, Councilman Steve Rosansky said the city is working with the Frog House to rezone its property. Dozens of supporters had called Rosansky and other city officials on the Frog House’s behalf, and more than 10,000 supporters joined the shop’s Facebook page. . . Rosansky said that “T.K.” Brimer, the owner of the shop and the property, needs to apply for a zoning change and an amendment to the general plan. . . “Once he does that, and assuming it’s approved, he will be able to continue operating in that location,” Rosansky said at the meeting. In the meantime, Brimer and other property owners have filed requests with the city to delay enforcement of the zoning rules.
T.K., we know city paperwork is a bitch, but the community has done their part, now it’s time to do yours.
In late September 2010, Jamie Sterling, Mikala Jones, Robert “Wingnut” Weaver, Mary Osborne, and boat driver Todd Roberts (of Santa Monica’s ZJ Boarding House) traveled to China to surf the Qiantang River Tidal Bore in support the booming surf market in China. Osborne because the first woman to surf the bore and Wingnut even did a headstand.
